Saratoga Race Course Notes 08/25

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Fierceness sets sights on G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic after G1 DraftKings Travers triumph G1 DraftKings Travers runner-up Thorpedo Anna looks to build HOTY campaign G1 DraftKings Travers remains elusive prize for meet-leading...
Posted On 26 Aug 2024
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Gulfstream: Turf Racing Resumes Friday Following 2-Week Hiatus

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo Turf Racing Resumes Friday Following 2-Week Hiatus Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $125,000 Saffie Joseph Jr., Edgard Zayas on Track for Royal Palm Titles HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Turf racing at Gulfstream Park is scheduled...
Posted On 26 Aug 2024
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Mullikin dazzles in G1 Forego romp

Mullikin dazzles in G1 Forego romp NYRA Photo by Mary Eddy Post-time favorite Mullikin lived up to his 8-5 odds in a big way when drawing clear to an easy victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Forego, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. Owned by...
Posted On 25 Aug 2024
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Society kicks away in stretch to capture G1 Ballerina; Far Bridge scores gate-to-wire in Sword Dancer

Society kicks away in stretch to capture G1 Ballerina and earn Breeders’ Cup return engagement By Brian Bohl SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds’ Kentucky homebred Society tracked Munnys Gold’s early speed and had plenty in reserve in the stretch, drawing away...
Posted On 25 Aug 2024
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Gulfstream: Comedy Town Stays Perfect on Dirt in Benny the Bull

By David Joseph —- Lauren King Photo Comedy Town Stays Perfect on Dirt in Benny the Bull Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $125,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Following 24 starts on turf or Tapeta to begin his career with average results, Comedy Town scored his...
Posted On 25 Aug 2024
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Domestic Product prevails in G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial

Domestic Product prevails in G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Janet Napolitano Photo by Brian Bohl Klaravich Stables’ Kentucky homebred Domestic Product used a late-charging run to out-duel favorite Prince of Monaco, running eye-to-eye in the final furlong from the outside for an...
Posted On 25 Aug 2024
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Fierceness digs in deep to repel filly Thorpedo Anna in thrilling renewal of G1 DraftKings Travers

Fierceness digs in deep to repel filly Thorpedo Anna in thrilling renewal of G1 DraftKings Travers Chelsea Durand Photo by Mary Eddy In one of racing’s most heart-pounding stretch drives of the year, the reigning Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Fierceness showed tremendous determination...
Posted On 25 Aug 2024
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Saratoga Race Course Notes 08/23

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes McGaughey on the great Personal Ensign McPeek ‘feeling relaxed’ ahead of Thorpedo Anna’s historic G1 DraftKings Travers bid Fierceness looks to parlay G2 Jim Dandy success into G1 DraftKings Travers Euro Report: Beckett sends...
Posted On 23 Aug 2024
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Gulfstream: Super Derby Winner Big Data Set for 2024 Debut in Saturday’s Benny the Bull

By David Joseph —- Super Derby Winner Big Data Set for 2024 Debut in Saturday’s Benny the Bull Takes on Comedy Town in Saturday Feature Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $100,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Petal Power Racing Stable’s Big Data faces a big challenge...
Posted On 23 Aug 2024
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2024 Aqueduct fall meet to feature 26 stakes worth $5.33 million 

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- 2024 Aqueduct fall meet to feature 26 stakes worth $5.33 million  OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2024 fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will offer 26 stakes, nine of them...
Posted On 23 Aug 2024
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